Cardinal Puff was bred by
Jenison Shafto of West Wratting, near Newmarket, from his
"grey-legged mare" by Snip. He was later sold to
Richard, 1st Earl Grosvenor.

He ran for Mr Shafto in
his only start in 1764 and his first start in 1765. Thereafter
he raced for Lord Grosvenor until his retirement from the turf
in 1770. He entered Lord Grosvenor's stud at Oxcroft Farm, West
Wratting, Cambridgeshire, where he stood alongside
Gimcrack
(gr c 1760 Cripple) and Dux (b c 1761
Matchem).

His best daughter was
Cardinal Puff Mare (f 1777), 2nd dam of the good stallion Dick
Andrews (b c 1797 Joe Andrews). Dick Andrews sired the St
Leger winner Altisidora (ch f 1810), the Two Thousand Guineas
winner Cwrw (br c 1809) and the Oaks winner
Manuella (b f
1809). Dick Andrews also sired the Woodcote Stakes winner Dick
Andrews Colt (b c 1814) and the very good stallion Tramp (b c
1810). Cardinal Puff Mare was also the 3rd dam of the worthy
matron Johanna Southcote (ch f 1811
Beningbrough),
herself the dam of the Oaks winner Variation (b f 1827
Bustard). Cardinal Puff also got Cardinal Puff* (b c 1782),
sometimes called Young Puff, who was sent to Maryland and was
there the ancestor of a number of trotters.

Pedigree

Cardinal
Puff

Babraham

Godolphin
Arabian

Sachrissa

Hartley's Blind Horse

Flying Whigg

Sister to
Young Snip

Snip

Childers

Sister to Soreheels

Croft's
Lady Thigh

Partner

Grey
Bloody Buttocks

Race Record

At 4: won a 500 guineas match at Newmarket in May, beating the
Duke of Grafton's Confederate (b c 1758
Matchem)
over the Beacon Course.

At 5: won a 1000 guineas match at Newmarket in May, beating Sir
James Lowther's Traction (ch c 1760 Young Cade) over the Beacon
Course, unplaced in the Great Subscription at
York in August, won by Mr Coulson's Royal George (b c 1760 Young Cade).

At 6: won the King's Plate at Newmarket, Second October, beating
Mr Everett's Antelope (d c 1760 Brilliant)
and Mr Barron's Raven (bl c 1760 Babraham),
walked-over at Newmarket, Second October, for a 50 guineas
sweep, 2nd in a 100 guineas each sweep at Newmarket in July, won
by Mr Shafto's Filch (gr c 1761 Bajazet),
beating Sir Charles Bunbury's Virago (gr f 1760 Panton's
Arabian) and one other over three miles.